Drusilla

Latin

"fruitful"

Drusilla Origin and Meaning

The name Drusilla is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "fruitful".

Drusilla is an ancient Roman name, (probably) borne by descendants of Antony and Cleopatra, and is one of the 'illa' names that are ready for a comeback, especially with its cute short form Dru.

Drusilla appears in the New Testament as the wife of Felix (twin alert?), and later made appearances in Thomas Hardy's Jude the Obscure, Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone and Faulkner's The Unvanquished. Drusilla is a vampire in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and was a long-running character on the soap The Young and the Restlass.

An alternate spelling is Drucilla.

Drusilla Rank in US Top 1000

# 958 in the US

Drusilla Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1427 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Drusilla

• 1427 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Drusilla

• Drusilla daughter of Herod Agrippa (38,79
• (Julia) Drusilla sister of the Roman emperor Caligula
• Drusilla two Princesses of Mauretania
• Drusilla Wills English actress
• Drusilla Modjeska Australian novelist
• Drusilla Campbell novelist
• Beryl Drusilla de Zoete English dancer, writer and orientalist

The name Drusilla in Pop Culture

• Drusilla (a great beauty) in the New Testament Acts 24:24,
• Drusilla Keeble vampire character on TV's 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
• Drusilla Clack part,narrator of 'The Moonstone' (1868) by Wilkie Collins; niece of the late Sir J. Verinder
• Drusilla great,aunt to Jude Fawley in Hardy's 1896 novel 'Jude the Obscure'
• Drusilla Paddock from the TV series 'The Worst Witch'
• Drusilla Shannon character on the TV show "Father Murphy" (one episode).
• Drusilla "Wonder Girl," character on TV's 'Wonder Woman'
• Drusilla "Dru" Blackthorn character from Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" series
• Similar: Drisella or Drizella stepsister in Disney's "Cinderella"